Friday, July 21, 2017

Batmobile

7/18/17 ink, water-soluble colored pencils, Tombow marker

“Look: There’s a Batmobile parked outside.”

Getting ready for bed, Greg was closing the blinds when he
saw it. Parked in front of our neighbors’ house was, indeed, a Batmobile. (They
don’t own a car.) It had appeared mysteriously in the night. I suspected that
it would be gone by morning.

Luckily for me, it was still there in the daylight: a ‘60s
vintage Lincoln Continental. Its once dark-green finish was so old that it was
now matte instead of shiny, and the hood had a center panel that might have
been a different color at one point but was now mostly rust. The rear-view
mirror was a creative DIY repair job.

The plates were current, and peeking into the windows, I
saw no signs of long-term residence. I’m guessing it will disappear into the
night sometime soon as mysteriously as it had appeared.